A patent application filed by Apple in the US has sparked further speculation about the features the next generation iPod could include.
Technology analysts have predicted a new version of the iPod will be unveiled before the end of 2007 and that it will utilise the same touch screen technology used in Apple's recently launched iPhone.
Details given to the US Patent & Trademark Office suggest a future model of the digital media player could also be Wi-Fi enabled.
If that proves to be the case, users would be able to exchange music and video files with other Wi-Fi enabled iPods and iPhones.
The idea is not new, as Microsoft's Zune portable media player already allows files to be transferred between users.
Meanwhile, Taiwanese electronic company Wintek has rubbished press reports suggesting it had signed a contract with Apple to supply touch screen technology for the next generation of iPods.
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